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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure begins to lose influence over the area on Wednesday,
allowing the return of showers and afternoon thunderstorms. An
unsettled pattern begins on Thursday with daily shower and storm
chances, as a frontal boundary meanders across the area, bringing
with it at least some strong storm and heavy rainfall potential at
times.
Greenup-
Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, and Raceland
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Max/Min TEMP 93 68 93
Min/Max RH % 49 100 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.03 0.09
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing 10 AM
Precip end Continuing 11 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5150 7290
Transport wnd (mph) SW 6 NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 23810 98510
Dispersion VERY POOR
ADI early 13 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
ADI late 32 FAIR 1 VERY POOR 140 VERY GOOD
Max LVORI early 10 6 10
Max LVORI late 2 9 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.